Certificate in Italian Language and Culture

Students working toward an undergraduate degree at UC as well as non-degree students (e.g., graduate students, non-students) can earn a certificate in Italian Language and Culture.

Degree Program Requirements

The certificate in Italian Language and Culture requires 30 credit hours from among the core courses listed below. In addition, there are two specific requirements

1. Language Requirement

Students must take intensive or non-intensive sequences in Italian language through ITAL253; in other words, students must take either ITAL102-103-251-252-253 (19 credits) or ITAL113-114-115-116-251-252-253 (21 credits). As indicated in the list of core courses below, some of the elementary / beginning Italian sequences count toward the certificate, but neither ITAL101 nor ITAL111-112 does; they are considered prerequisites. Since a maximum of 21 credits in Italian language can be counted toward the certificate, a minimum of 9 credits must be earned in non-language courses.

2. History Requirement

2. Students must take one of two history courses, HIST594 (Renaissance Italy) or HIST5** (Modern Italy, a new course).

Since neither history course will be offered until 2007-08, students graduating before then will not be required to take either of them; instead they will select another elective from the courses below.

Core Courses

23ARTH229 Italian Art and Archeology, 1250-1400
23ARTH230 Italian Renaissance Art: 15th Century
23ARTH231 Italian Renaissance Art: 16th Century
23ARTH247 Study Abroad in Italy
23ARTH530 Michelangelo
23ARTH531 Leonardo da Vinci

15CLAS375 Topography of Rome
15CLAS400-401-402 Roman Archeology
15CLAS481-482-483 Roman History

15ENGC549 Dante's Divine Comedy

16FAM530-531 Lucca: Italian Culture (available to CCM students)

15HIST594 Renaissance Italy
15HIST595 Renaissance Europe
15HIST5** Modern Italy (new course)

16INTR500-501 Lucca: Italian Language Study (available to CCM students)

15ITAL102-103 Elementary Intensive Italian
15ITAL113 (583) Beginning Conversational Italian
15ITAL114-115-116 (584-585-586) Intermediate Conversational Italian
15ITAL121-122-123 Beginning Italian CCM
15ITAL251-252-253 Italian Composition and Conversation
15ITAL571 Italian Culture
15ITAL572 Andiamo in Italia

15PLAN549 Planning Study Abroad (in Sardinia, available to DAAP students)

15RLL3** Italian Cinema (new course)

Credits required for the certificate in Italian language and culture can also be obtained through study abroad or transfer.

For more information, please contact:

Dr. Jeff Loveland at jeff.loveland@uc.edu or 513 / 556.1843 (regular academic year)

Dr. Lowanne Jones at lowanne.jones@uc.edu or 513 / 556.1828 (summer)